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Download full textNyhan, Paul – New America, 2015
In 2008 the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) confronted a problem that has been growing for decades. It boasted the highest academic performance of any large urban district in California, yet its achievement gap was widening, as too many African American, Latino, and low-income students fell far behind their classmates. The…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, School Districts, Achievement Gap, Educational Change
Direct linkFairfield, Robin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Early childhood education teachers have been challenged with the demands for accountability in literacy and English language development, as well as kindergarten readiness skills of preschool children. Researchers have studied professional learning communities (PLCs) as a framework for professional development and student achievement. However, few…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Peer reviewedPettitt, Maureen; Prince, David – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2010
This article describes Washington State's Student Achievement Initiative, an accountability system implemented in 2005-06 that measures students' gains in college readiness, college credits earned, and degree or certificate completion. The goal of the initiative is to increase educational attainment by focusing on the critical momentum points…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, College Credits, Accountability, Academic Achievement
Kerrigan, Monica Reid; Slater, Doug – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2010
Launched in 2003, "Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count" is a multiyear national initiative designed to improve educational outcomes for community college students, particularly students of color and low-income students. Supported by Lumina Foundation for Education and other funders, the initiative has grown to include 98…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, National Programs, Educational Change, School Readiness
Hoffman, Patricia; Dahlman, Anne; Zierdt, Ginger – School-University Partnerships, 2009
This article details a strategic planning model and concurrent 3-year research study focusing on the benefits of preK-16 professional development school learning communities for the participating preK-16 educational leaders in a midwestern school-university partnership network. Results of the study, along with the strategic plan's success at…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Professional Development Schools, School Readiness, Academic Achievement
Sareen, Harvinder; Visencio, Diane; Russ, Shirley; Halfon, Neal – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2005
If early childhood systems are to be effective at the population level then they must be able to provide family-centered care to all the racial, ethnic and cultural groups that they serve. Despite major policy driven and technological advances in healthcare, health disparities across different races and ethnicities persist. For example, the infant…
Descriptors: Pediatrics, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Differences, Parent Attitudes
